Remote Procedurre Call Inhibits Operation

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Joe Mettle

My computer will no longer operate on the internet for
periods greater than 15 minutes. It appears I regularly
receive a Windows pop-up stating "Remote Procedure Call
(RPC) Terminated Unexpectedly". The pop-up instructs the
user to close all applications because the computer will
be rebooted in one minute.

Has anyone experienced this performance problem?
 
Apparently, your computer is infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm or one of its variants.
This happened because you have not been using an internet connection firewall and have
apparently neglected to install the critical updates available at the Windows Update website.

If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown
or reboot, quickly go to:

Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
This opens the Command Prompt window.

Then type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.

This should halt the rebooting problem.

Then immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

A tool is available to remove Blaster worm and Nachi worm infections from computers
that are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833330

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| My computer will no longer operate on the internet for
| periods greater than 15 minutes. It appears I regularly
| receive a Windows pop-up stating "Remote Procedure Call
| (RPC) Terminated Unexpectedly". The pop-up instructs the
| user to close all applications because the computer will
| be rebooted in one minute.
|
| Has anyone experienced this performance problem?
 
-----Original Message-----
My computer will no longer operate on the internet for
periods greater than 15 minutes. It appears I regularly
receive a Windows pop-up stating "Remote Procedure Call
(RPC) Terminated Unexpectedly". The pop-up instructs the
user to close all applications because the computer will
be rebooted in one minute.

Has anyone experienced this performance problem?
.
Greetings --
Click to expand...

If you connected the PC to the Internet without
having first
installed the KB824146 Hotfix, without having first
installed an
antivirus application with current virus definition
files, and before
enabling a firewall, you're very likely to get infected
from any of
the thousands of PCs on the Internet that are constantly
broadcasting
the Blaster and/or Welchia worms. It only takes a few
seconds of
exposure.

To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary
updates, patches,
and removal tools, click Start > Run, and
enter "shutdown -a" when the
next RPC countdown begins. This will abort the shut
down. Also, make
sure you've enabled a firewall before starting, to
preclude any more
intrusions while getting the updates/patches/tools.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-39
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.wor
m.html

W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.wor
m.removal.tool.html

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w3
2.welchia.worm.html

W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.wor
m.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger
 
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